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Identity
Person No.
29462
Service No.
77518975BG
Last Name
Blignaut
16
First Name
Gerhardus Daniel
Initials
G D
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1962
(±1 yr)
332
Age at Death
21
Military Service
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
South African Infantry Corps
1,067
Unit
6 South African Infantry Battalion
86
Secondary Unit
Army
Death Record
Date of Death
04 May 1983
119
Cause of Death
Killed in action
9,874
Killed in action, after suffering gunshot wounds when his patrol walked into a SWAPO ambush in the early hours of 4 May 1983 near Rundu
Grave Reference
Alternative Commemoration until grave found
25
Location
Country
South Africa
17,413
Locality
Gauteng
9,426
Cemetery
PRETORIA (ZANDFONTEIN) CEMETERY
51
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Mrs. J. A. Blignaut.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project
southafricawargraves.org — record #29462